Lutheranism is the largest denomination in the town and its surroundings. The parish of Groitzsch encompasses the sub-parishes of Groitzsch with Pödelwitz, Audigast, and Auligk-Gatzen-Michelwitz, while the district of Hohendorf is served by the parish of Regis-Breitingen. The town church is Our Lady's church, a building of romanesque origins. Roman Catholics attend services in Zwenkau or Pegau. There is also a Mormon church in Groitzsch. Notable people Wiprecht of Groitzsch (1050–1124), Count of Groitzsch and Margrave of Meißen and Lusatia Samuel Rüling (1586–1626), composer Ulrike von Levetzow (1804–1899), friend of poet J. W. Goethe Hans Bemmann (1922–2003), author References Leipzig (district)